Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur, 26 April 2017

Score1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance25,596

View Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Tottenham Hotspur had now won four consecutive league meetings with Crystal Palace for the first time since September 1971.

0 Crystal Palace

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Goals:

Goals:

Christian Eriksen 78 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Christian Benteke

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Toby Alderweireld Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Moussa Dembélé Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Victor Wanyama Midfielder
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

Damien Delaney for Mamadou Sakho 57
Yohan Cabaye for James McArthur 63
Fraizer Campbell for Christian Benteke 81

Substitutions:

SON Heung-min for Moussa Dembélé 46
Moussa Sissoko for Victor Wanyama 46
Kieran Trippier for Dele Alli 90

Cards:

Joel Ward 66 Y
Luka Milivojević 79 Y
Wilfried Zaha 90 Y

Cards:

Victor Wanyama 26 Y
Kyle Walker 47 Y
Harry Kane 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Damien Delaney
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Fraizer Campbell

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Pau López
Defender Kevin Wimmer
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Georges-Kévin N'Koudou
Forward Vincent Janssen

Comments:

League position: 12th Crystal Palace failed in their attempt to win three consecutive London derbies in the Premier League for the first time. This was the Eagles second defeat in their last nine games in the Premier League (won six). They failed to score for the first time in their last nine games in the Premier League. Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce said: "Outstanding team effort by the players, who have had less time to recover against an exceptionally good side. Our application was outstanding and we gave Tottenham a hell of a game in the first-half, nip and tuck, but of course it would happen that we would tire given the lack of recovery time compared to Tottenham."

Comments:

League position: 2nd Tottenham Hotspur had now won eight consecutive league games for the third time in their history (also in 1950 and 1960). They went on to become the league champions in both those previous seasons. Spurs had now achieved a new club record of 74 points in a Premier League season and still had five games to play. They had now lost one of their last 18 games in the Premier League (won 15). Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said: "It was unbelievable. Very good performance. I think second-half we played much better than in the first-half. It was difficult in the first-half for us to move the ball and find the space but we changed the shape at half-time and it was more fluid, we started to find the space and started to push Palace deeper and deeper."

0 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Mamadou Sakho
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Christian Benteke

Substitutions:

Damien Delaney for Mamadou Sakho 57
Yohan Cabaye for James McArthur 63
Fraizer Campbell for Christian Benteke 81

Cards:

Joel Ward 66 Y
Luka Milivojević 79 Y
Wilfried Zaha 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Damien Delaney
Defender Patrick Van Aanholt
Midfielder Yohan Cabaye
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Fraizer Campbell

Comments:

League position: 12th Crystal Palace failed in their attempt to win three consecutive London derbies in the Premier League for the first time. This was the Eagles second defeat in their last nine games in the Premier League (won six). They failed to score for the first time in their last nine games in the Premier League. Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce said: "Outstanding team effort by the players, who have had less time to recover against an exceptionally good side. Our application was outstanding and we gave Tottenham a hell of a game in the first-half, nip and tuck, but of course it would happen that we would tire given the lack of recovery time compared to Tottenham."

1 Tottenham Hotspur

Goals:

Christian Eriksen 78 G

Starting lineup:

Hugo Lloris Goalkeeper
Toby Alderweireld Defender
Jan Vertonghen Defender
Kyle Walker Defender
Ben Davies Defender/Midfielder
Eric Dier Defender/Midfielder
Dele Alli Midfielder
Moussa Dembélé Midfielder
Christian Eriksen Midfielder
Victor Wanyama Midfielder
Harry Kane Forward

Substitutions:

SON Heung-min for Moussa Dembélé 46
Moussa Sissoko for Victor Wanyama 46
Kieran Trippier for Dele Alli 90

Cards:

Victor Wanyama 26 Y
Kyle Walker 47 Y
Harry Kane 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Pau López
Defender Kevin Wimmer
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward SON Heung-min
Midfielder/Forward Georges-Kévin N'Koudou
Forward Vincent Janssen

Comments:

League position: 2nd Tottenham Hotspur had now won eight consecutive league games for the third time in their history (also in 1950 and 1960). They went on to become the league champions in both those previous seasons. Spurs had now achieved a new club record of 74 points in a Premier League season and still had five games to play. They had now lost one of their last 18 games in the Premier League (won 15). Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino said: "It was unbelievable. Very good performance. I think second-half we played much better than in the first-half. It was difficult in the first-half for us to move the ball and find the space but we changed the shape at half-time and it was more fluid, we started to find the space and started to push Palace deeper and deeper."